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What name is given to terms that follow one directly after another in a sequence?
AConsecutive terms
BAlternating terms
CIndependent terms
DSymmetrical terms
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Consecutive terms
1. Terms in a sequence are numbered by the position they hold.
2. Successive or consecutive terms are terms that directly follow one after another in a sequence.
3. Differences are always taken between two such neighbouring terms.
_Source: Siyavula Mathematics Grade 11 (Everything Maths, CC BY 4.0), Chapter 3: Number patterns_